One of the smartest things I did in my pre-music teaching life was to work at a music store. Not only did I make lifelong friends, I got to know all of the other music teachers in the area where I worked, I learned a lot about music instruments and accessories, I got to attend live performances of Broadway shows, meet professional musicians and celebrities, and basically develop a knowledge of the music industry.
I know exactly how busy you are right now with the holiday season upon us. Which is why this episode is short, sweet, and to the point.
The 73rd Annual Midwest Clinic International Band, Orchestra, and Music Conference takes place in Chicago this week, December 18-21, 2019.
This episode on “Comparanoia™” is about something that I feel, and I’m sure YOU feel, quite poignantly this time of year: inadequacy.
Within new SmartMusic, we feature a “Holiday and Patriotic” genre that has holiday music available to everyone, even students using SmartMusic for free.
I recorded this episode while attending the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) conference in November, and the best part was getting to meet so many people!
Today I’ve brought on one of the world’s foremost experts in a truly relevant topic in music education today: Social Emotional Learning, or SEL.
Today’s featured content is a string orchestra piece that will be performed at the Midwest Clinic this December. Created by Douglas E.
Music educators are using the term “audiation” more and more, but what does this word mean? Researcher Dr. Edwin E.
What is reflective practice? James Stronge, in Qualities of Effective Teachers (2007), describes reflective practice as “a careful review of and thoughtfulness about one’s own teaching practice.”
Who has time for that?